†Fordinia Walcott 1908 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Full reference: C. W. Walcott. 1908. Cambrian Brachiopoda: descriptions of new genera and species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 53(3):53-137
Parent taxon: Obolidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Elliptoglossinae, Eodicellomus, Foveola, Glossellinae, Lingulella, Lingulellinae, Obolinae, Prastavia, Xianshanella
Subtaxa: none
Type: Obolus (Fordinia) perfectus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (2: Utah collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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